TechBiz Connection to Disclose Successful Offshoring Secrets at January Forum
Irvine, CA, February 14, 2008 --(PR.com)-- TechBiz Connection (http://www.techbizconnection.org) will host a distinguished panel of highly regarded experts who will reveal the secrets of successful offshoring at its monthly forum on Wednesday, February 20 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at Calit2 at the University of California, Irvine.
According to Jack Bicer, TBC president, today’s economic environment demands that small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) slowly but surely utilize offshore resources to stay competitive. “Unfortunately, most SMBs do not have the expertise to manage offshoring effectively to derive the most value,” Bicer said, “but our panel of offshoring experts will disclose how to utilize offshore services efficiently and successfully, how to realize cost savings, how to maintain high quality and how to avoid the pitfalls of offshoring.”
The panel moderator is Harvey Modlin, an executive who has specialized in information technology, project management, software development, and technology marketing for more than 25 years. He has spent the past 13 years at Freedom Communications and The Orange County Register architecting and managing technology for finance, advertising, circulation/distribution, news content, internet delivery, and printing. Modlin has contracted with vendors worldwide in Europe and the Far East and served as an adjunct professor of project management at the University of Phoenix. He holds degrees in computer science and engineering in addition to an MBA.
The forum panelists include:
Bob Schumacher, director, Deluxe Consulting Group, Deluxe Entertainment Services, who has extensive experience in creating and blending technology solutions that positively impact and support overall operations and sales. His specific functional expertise includes architecture, development, and support of globally distributed enterprise solutions. At Deluxe in Hollywood, Schumacher is responsible for the consulting group, which is in the business of designing, implementing and maintaining several lines of business software solutions for the major studios. Previously, he was vice president of operations and CIO of Paragon Global Resources.
Jack Bicer, CEO & CTO, Septium Corporation (http://www.septium.com), a hybrid offshore custom software development company, combining offshore cost savings with U.S. management expertise. Prior to Septium, he held several CTO roles in internet companies and, as a turnaround CTO, enjoyed the sale of 1GlobalPlace to VeriSign. A 28-year software industry veteran, Bicer is an industry expert in offshoring, SaaS/web software, new product development, technology strategy and management.
Known as the “Father of Uninstall”, he invented the uninstall concept and wrote the first uninstaller. He is also credited for inventing “Automated Software Updates.” In 2003, Bicer founded TechBiz Connection, a non-profit technology management association, and currently serves as its chairman and president.
Shekhar Chitnis, CEO and president, Chisk, Inc., a hybrid outsourcing company that combines United States-based expertise with talented and low cost overseas capabilities to provide cost effective outsourced service in multiple industry segments like law, construction, medicine and small business (http://www.chisk.com).
Before launching Chisk, he was chairman of Simpliciti and, as chief operating officer, he helped Liquidmetal Technologies grow from its early days to a successful IPO. Shekhar was also head of marketing for Ford and head of product development for Ford Japan. An industry expert in outsourcing, and a charter member of TiE, he has spoken at many outsourcing events including conferences at USC and University of Chicago.
Asha Radhakrishnan, CEO, Phistar Solutions, brings 18 years of outsourcing experience to the software industry. Her expertise in the outsourcing area spans over a dozen countries and she has helped companies establish call centers and development partnerships centers in India, Sri Lanka, Russia, Hungary, Mexico and China. In addition to setting up various technology partnerships for cost arbitrage, she has also set up several captive centers and research labs for RSA Security, BMC Software and 4 other companies. She serves on the advisory board of several companies in India. In her spare time she has been working on a manuscript on outsourcing. As CEO of Phistar Solutions, she is focused on software security in the healthcare space. Until most recently Radhakrishnan was the corporate strategist and head of global services at RSA Security in Massachusetts and was one of the key players instrumental in the EMC acquisition of RSA.
The forum discussion and subsequent question-and-answer session is sponsored by Daly-Swartz Public Relations, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, ExactTarget, Inc., Septium Corp., University of California, Irvine, and Brilliant Blue.
Admission to the TechBiz Connection event is $30 prepaid and $40 at the door. For further information and RSVP, visit http://www.techbizconnection.org or e-mail Jack Bicer at president@techbizconnection.org.
TechBiz Connection was created to support Southern California business and technology professionals, companies and entrepreneurs by providing timely education and networking opportunities. The organization focuses on where technology and business intersect; everything a successful high-tech company would want to do.
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Contact:
Daly-Swartz PR for TechBiz Connection
Jeffrey Swartz, 949-470-0075
jeffreyswartz@dsprel.com
According to Jack Bicer, TBC president, today’s economic environment demands that small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) slowly but surely utilize offshore resources to stay competitive. “Unfortunately, most SMBs do not have the expertise to manage offshoring effectively to derive the most value,” Bicer said, “but our panel of offshoring experts will disclose how to utilize offshore services efficiently and successfully, how to realize cost savings, how to maintain high quality and how to avoid the pitfalls of offshoring.”
The panel moderator is Harvey Modlin, an executive who has specialized in information technology, project management, software development, and technology marketing for more than 25 years. He has spent the past 13 years at Freedom Communications and The Orange County Register architecting and managing technology for finance, advertising, circulation/distribution, news content, internet delivery, and printing. Modlin has contracted with vendors worldwide in Europe and the Far East and served as an adjunct professor of project management at the University of Phoenix. He holds degrees in computer science and engineering in addition to an MBA.
The forum panelists include:
Bob Schumacher, director, Deluxe Consulting Group, Deluxe Entertainment Services, who has extensive experience in creating and blending technology solutions that positively impact and support overall operations and sales. His specific functional expertise includes architecture, development, and support of globally distributed enterprise solutions. At Deluxe in Hollywood, Schumacher is responsible for the consulting group, which is in the business of designing, implementing and maintaining several lines of business software solutions for the major studios. Previously, he was vice president of operations and CIO of Paragon Global Resources.
Jack Bicer, CEO & CTO, Septium Corporation (http://www.septium.com), a hybrid offshore custom software development company, combining offshore cost savings with U.S. management expertise. Prior to Septium, he held several CTO roles in internet companies and, as a turnaround CTO, enjoyed the sale of 1GlobalPlace to VeriSign. A 28-year software industry veteran, Bicer is an industry expert in offshoring, SaaS/web software, new product development, technology strategy and management.
Known as the “Father of Uninstall”, he invented the uninstall concept and wrote the first uninstaller. He is also credited for inventing “Automated Software Updates.” In 2003, Bicer founded TechBiz Connection, a non-profit technology management association, and currently serves as its chairman and president.
Shekhar Chitnis, CEO and president, Chisk, Inc., a hybrid outsourcing company that combines United States-based expertise with talented and low cost overseas capabilities to provide cost effective outsourced service in multiple industry segments like law, construction, medicine and small business (http://www.chisk.com).
Before launching Chisk, he was chairman of Simpliciti and, as chief operating officer, he helped Liquidmetal Technologies grow from its early days to a successful IPO. Shekhar was also head of marketing for Ford and head of product development for Ford Japan. An industry expert in outsourcing, and a charter member of TiE, he has spoken at many outsourcing events including conferences at USC and University of Chicago.
Asha Radhakrishnan, CEO, Phistar Solutions, brings 18 years of outsourcing experience to the software industry. Her expertise in the outsourcing area spans over a dozen countries and she has helped companies establish call centers and development partnerships centers in India, Sri Lanka, Russia, Hungary, Mexico and China. In addition to setting up various technology partnerships for cost arbitrage, she has also set up several captive centers and research labs for RSA Security, BMC Software and 4 other companies. She serves on the advisory board of several companies in India. In her spare time she has been working on a manuscript on outsourcing. As CEO of Phistar Solutions, she is focused on software security in the healthcare space. Until most recently Radhakrishnan was the corporate strategist and head of global services at RSA Security in Massachusetts and was one of the key players instrumental in the EMC acquisition of RSA.
The forum discussion and subsequent question-and-answer session is sponsored by Daly-Swartz Public Relations, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, ExactTarget, Inc., Septium Corp., University of California, Irvine, and Brilliant Blue.
Admission to the TechBiz Connection event is $30 prepaid and $40 at the door. For further information and RSVP, visit http://www.techbizconnection.org or e-mail Jack Bicer at president@techbizconnection.org.
TechBiz Connection was created to support Southern California business and technology professionals, companies and entrepreneurs by providing timely education and networking opportunities. The organization focuses on where technology and business intersect; everything a successful high-tech company would want to do.
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Contact:
Daly-Swartz PR for TechBiz Connection
Jeffrey Swartz, 949-470-0075
jeffreyswartz@dsprel.com
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